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In 2024, COP29 must dig itself out of a bigger hole. Moreover, the UN’s visionary commitment to develop a more just, tolerant society as part of its ParisAgreement goals also looks shaky when it works with an authoritarian family dictatorship. Freedom House, a Washington, D.C.–based s score of 18/100).
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A landmark resolution endorsed by 175 states has kickstarted negotiations of a world-first treaty for ending plastic pollution, due to be finalised before the end of 2024. The basis for such an agreement was made possible by growing public support for action, as well as shrinking opposition from the chemical and other industries.
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dangerous global warming threshold set out in the agreement. As an organisation, the IOC is on track to reduce its carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2024 and is aiming for a 50 per cent reduction by 2030, in line with the ParisAgreement on Climate Change. They noted that, this year, the world surpassed the 1.5C
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